European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Cafe is Rothenburgh mightiest and oldest Gate Tower and leads to the Castle Rothenburg a carefully preserved Chip off the old Block stripes photo Stephanie James by Laura Brown staff writer medieval criminals would have remembered Rothenburg for the Bon shattering thumb tourists today remember this fairytale town on the romantic Road for its half timbered breathtaking views of the Tauber Valley and More than 700 years of German Over Rothenburg of Der Tauber has changed from a 10thcentury Castle to a powerful Imperial City and finally a part of although the Castle was destroyed by an earthquake in the the town survived the 30 years War of the 1600s and suffered Only partial damage from world War buildings have been and today the City is a major tourist attraction in sightseers crowd the town during summer months to see a 13thcentury franciscan Church or a Witch chair from the medieval criminal others climb 14thcentury towers and View the nearly 30foothigh Stone Wall that rings the City in 2vi bavarian houses line Rothenburgh cobbled window boxes overflow with Pink and White stores offer clothing and Lead the  a popular shop near the towns Center celebrates the Christmas season year in the baskets and shelves hold handmade wooden childrens toys and bavarian cuckoo entering from the cites East visitors walk through 14thcentury a double a drawbridge and three gated a climb up the main Tower behind the Gate affords a Beautiful View of the towns rooftops of gothic Spires and steeply pitched to the left of the stairs Lead to the sentry walk atop the cites the walk proceeds North and South surrounding about half the from the a main Road leads to the Mark Platz Market place in the towns animated figures reenact the Meiste trunk or drinking feat in the windows of the City councillors according to the Meiste trunk dates to when the emperors army overtook the City and was about to destroy the keeper of the wine cellar offered the army general a Mug of wine to Honor the generals the general said he would Pardon the City if one of the councillors could drink the beverage in one a former mayor managed to do it in 10 thus saving the from the Rothenburgh streets Lead to historical Sites including a 15thcentury grammar school and a Park on the site of the original Castle of at Rothenburgh Southern end is the Hospital the towns mightiest fortifications carefully maintained buildings line Rothenburgh Cobblestone with Iron bars and seven Well marked available from souvenir shops or the tourist information office in the provide details for walking Tours and locations of historical museums in Rothenburg include medieval criminal Justice dolls from 17801940 and Rothenburg Art and 8 stripes Magazine August 22 1985